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jameskuyper@verizon.net writes:

> ... and (crucially!)  also #include it in the translation unit
> where the function is defined.  However, that last point is often
> neglected by people who don't understand its purpose.

One of the annoyances of C++ function overloading is that it prevents
this useful diagnostic, often leading to a crypric linker error rather
than a clear compiler error.